Portable screen wall-bed.



F. D. SCOTT.

PORTABLE SCREEN WALL BED.

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Patented Sept. 12,1911.

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FRANK D. SCOTT, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

PORTABLE SCREEN WALL-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

Application filed October 31, 1910. Serial No. 589,926.

To all fwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK D. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Portable Screen WalL Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to beds and particularly pertains to a wall bed and screen combined.

It is the object of this invention to provide a bed which may be readily raised into a vertical position so as to occupy a minimum amount of floor space; which is adapted to be moved about from place to place while in either position, and which is so constructed as to serve as a screen when not employed as a bed.

A further object is to provide a portable wall bed which is simple in construction, easy to operate, not liable to get out of order and which can be manufactured at small cost and sold for low price.

Another object is to provide a combined bed and screen which is self-contained, that is, which does not necessarily require the use of a casing, cabinet, closet or the like, but which can be raised or folded into and retained in a vertical position either against a wall or at any desired point in a room. This feature does away with the necessity of having to provide any special construction in the walls of a room in order to accommodate the bed, thus maln'ng this a bed which may be handled and installed like any ordinary piece of furniture.

This invention consists of the parts and construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, 1n which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention showing the bed in a horizontal position in full lines, and in a vertical and intermediate position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a erspective view showing the bed in its olded position and serving as a screen. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of the pivotal mounting or support of the bed. Fig. 4 is a det-ail of the foot-board and bed clothes clamp.

In the drawings, A represents the rectangular frameof the bed, on* the upper side of which is mounted the ordinary bedsprings 2, and carrying the head-board and foot-board 3 and 4, respectively. The frame A is pivotally mounted and supported on each side near the head end as at 5, on pecul-` iarly shaped legs 6. These legs 6, which are for the purpose of distinction will hereafter be termed the rear legs, are substantially straight for a short distance on both sides of the pivotal point 5 which straight portion normally lies in approximately a horizontal position, and are curved upward at one end and downward at the other. The downwardly extending portion of the legs 6 terminate below the frame A at such dis tance therefrom as will support the frame at a desired height above the door and are provided with rollers 7 on their lower ends to facilitate ,the moving of the bed from place to place. The upwardly extending portion of the legs (i above the pivot point 5, terminate above the side members of the bed frame A when the latter are in a horizontal position, and are secured to an angle iron or bar 8 which extends across the frame and connects the two rear legs 6 together.

The front or outer end of the frame A is provided on each side with a le 9 which is pivotally mounted on the outside of the side members of the frame at 10, and has an upwardly projecting portion above the pivotal point which is attached to a rod extending laterally across t-he bed and connecting the legs 9together. Aconnecting rod 11 links the upper portions of the legs 6 9 together, as shown in Fig. 1, the object of which is to cause the legs 9 to be folded against the sides of the frame A when the lat-ter is in an upright position.

A stiff coil spring l2 is mounted on each side member of the frame A about midway thereof and is secured to the bar 8, these springs being under considerable tension when the bed frame is extended in its horizontal posit-ion. The object of these sprin s 12 is to exert a strong pull on the upward y projecting portion of the legs 6. A weighted pawl 14: mounted on the end of the bed frame is adapted to engage the upper edge of the bar 8 to oppose the forward pull of the springs 12 when the bed is in a horizontal or intermediate position.

The head of the bed 3, is counterweighted as at 13 by boxing in any heavy material the weight of which, while not suiiicient to balance the portion of the bed in front of the pivotal bearing 5, is great enough to assist materially in raising or lowering the forward end or footl of the bed.

The operation of the invention is as follows: Assuming the bed to be in its horizontal position and desiring to raise it into a vertical position, the forward end of the bed is lifted upward so that the weighted head 3 is caused to move downward, the frame A tipping on the rollers or lower end of the legs 6, until the head 3 rests upon the floor, as shown in dotted lines in the intermediate position shown in Fig. 1, the pawl 14 gravitating backward to relieve the angle iron or rod 8 as the frame A moves upward. In this position the bed is supported on the lower rear edge of the head 8 and the legs 6, the counterweight 13 being sufficient to prevent the outer end of the bed from dropping down. By further pushing the bed upward, the pawl 14 being disengaged from the bar 8, causes the springs 12 to pull the upper end of the legs 6 forward in relation to the frame A, thus materially assisting in raising the bed from this point, which action actuates the rods 11 to cause the legs 9 to assume a vertical position in` line with the side of the frame A, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The bed will now stand in a vertical position resting on the back of the head-board 3 and on the legs 6, t-he weight. 13 coacting with the out-spread legs 6 to retain the bed in a substantially vertical position. By mounting casters on the back of the head-board 3, the bed may be easily moved about while in a vertical position. When it is desired to lower the bed the reverse procedure is carried out, the top of the bed being pulled outward and lowered downward.

The objectof the pawl 14 is particularly to permit of thebed being moved about when in its horizontal position, as in this position the springs 12 tend to pull the upper end of the legs 6 over the pivotal point 5 and thus cause the bed to collapse, unless some means are provided to prevent it.` The pawl being heavily weighted causes it to fall upon and engage the bar S when the bed is being lowered to the horizontal position.

The foot-board 4 carries standards 15 supporting a rail 16. Bed clothes clamps 17 are slidably mounted on several of the standards 15 with which the bed clothing may be held in place when the bed is in an upright position.

The under side of the bed frame A is covered with any suitable material 18 and may be decorated in any desired manner, so as to present an agreeable or artistic appearance, thus adapting the bed for use as a screen when not employed as a bed. A curtain 19 is suspended from the outer standards 15 of t-he foot raill so as to cover the edge of the bedding when the bed is in its vertical position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that l have produced a bell which is compact and economical and which can be easily handled and readily moved about, and the operation of which is very simple and easily performed.

By this ii'ivei'ition a bed is provided which may be folded against a wall or thrown upon end when not in use, and which cannot close up when occupied, and which is so balanced as to require some effort to move out (if the vertical position, thus insuring the bed from accidentally dropping into the horizontal position.

The bar 9El which connects the legs 9 extends'across above the frame and serves as a stop to limit the motion ot' the legs. A similar stop at the upper ends of the legs G serves a similar purpose. rlhe ornamental foot rail 15-16 serves for the attachment of drapery 19 which serves in conjunction with the ornamental bottom 18 to entirely mask the character of the article and being entirely independent of wall or other eX- traneous attachments, it may form an ornamental article of furniture, which may be located at any convenient part of 'a room when out of use without detracting from its appearance;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-- 1. A bed frame having a screen attached thereto, front and rear supporting legs pivotally mounted between their ends on said. frame, the rear supporting legs connected together above their pivots and above the frame by a transverse connecting-rod and the front supporting legs connected above their pivots and the frame to said tranverse rod by a linked connection.

2. A bed frame having a screen attac-hed thereto, frentand rear supporting legs pivotally mounted between their ends on said frame, the rear supporting legs connected together above their pivots and above the frame bv a transverse connecting-rod, the

front supporting legs connected above their pivots and the frame to said transverse rod by a linked connection, and 4means for retaining the bearing end of the rear legs constantly in contact with the floor when the frame is in either a horizontal or vertical 1 position.

3. In a bed having a mattress-carrying frame, rear supporting legs pivotally mounted between their ends on the sides of the frame, said legs being substantially f 4. In a bed having a mattress-carrying 1" frame, rear supporting legs pivotally mounted between their ends on the sides of the frame, said legs being substantially straight adjacent to the pivoted point and curved upward at one end and downward at the other, the downwardly extending portion of the legs adapted to rest on the iioo-r and provided with rollers about which the bed fulcrums in opening and closing, the upwardly extending portion of the legs projecting above the side members of the bed frame, and connected together by a transversely extending bar disposed across the frame interior to the head end thereof.

5. In a bed having a mattress-carrying frame, rear supporting legs pivotally mount-ed on the sides of the frame, said legs being substantially straight adjacent to the pivoted point and curved upward at one end and downward at the other, the downwardly extending portion of the legs adapted to rest on t-he ioor` and provided with rollers, the upwardly extending portion of the legs projecting above the side members of the bed frame, connected together by a transversely extending rod disposed across the frame, and means for automatically locking said transverse rod to the frame when the latter is in a horizont-al position, said locking means being adapted to release the transverse bar as the frame is being raised to a vertical position.

6. In a bed having a mattress-carrying frame, rear supporting legs pivotally mounted on the sides of the frame, said legs being substantially straight adjacent to the pivoted point and curved upward at one end and downward at the other, the downwardly extending portion of the legs adapted to rest on the floor and provided with rollers, the upwardly extending portion of the legs projecting above the side members of the bed frame, connected together by a transversely extending rod disposed across the frame, means for automatically locking said transverse rod to the frame when the latter is in a horizontal position, said locking means being adapted to release the transverse bar as the frame is being raised to a vertical position, and legspivoted on the frame near its outer end, said legs being actuated to fold against the side of the frame when the latter is in an upright position.

7. In a bed having a mattress-carrying frame, rear supporting legs pivotally mounted on the sides of the frame, said legs being substantially straight adjacent to the pivoted point and curved upward at one end and downward at the other, the downwardly extending portion of the legs adapted to rest on the Hoor and provided with rollers, the upwardly extending portion of the legs projecting above the side members of the bed frame, connected together by a transversely extending rod disposed across the frame,

means for automatically locking said transverse rod to the frame when the latter is in a horizontal position, said locking means being adapted to release the transverse bar as the frame is being raised to a vertical position, legs pivoted on the frame near its outer end, said legs being actuated to fold against the side of the frame when the latter is in an upright position, and coil springs disposed between and mounted upon the transverse bar and the side members of the frame to exert a forward pull on the upper ends of the curved rear supporting legs.

S. In a screen wall bed, the combination of a. mattress-carrying frame, a headboard and a foot-board mounted on the ends of the.

frame, curved supporting legs pivotally mounted on the frame near the head end thereof, `a bar extending transversely across the frame and connected to upwardly extending portions of the curved supporting legs, and a means on the frame for auto matically releasing or engaging the transverse bar as the frame is raised or lowered.

9. In a screen wall bed, the combination of a mattress-carrying frame, a headboard and a foot-board mounted on the ends of the frame, curved supporting legs pivotally mounted on the frame near the head end thereof, a bar extending transversely across the frame and connected to upwardly extending portions of the curved supporting legs, a means on the frame for automatically releasing or engaging the transverse bar as the frame is raised or lowered, legs pivotally mounted on the frame near the foot end thereof, and means by which said legs will be caused to fold against the side of the frame when the latter is in a vertical position, and to support the frame from the floor when the latter is in a horizontal position.

10. In a screen wall bed, the combination of a mattress-carrying frame, a headboard and a foot-board mounted on the ends of the frame, curved supporting legs pivotally mounted on the frame near the headV end thereof, a bar extending transversely across the frame and connected to upwardly eX- tending portions of the curved supporting legs, a means on the frame for automatically releasing or engaging the transverse bar as the frame is raised or lowered, legs pivotally mounted on the frame near the foot end thereof, means by which said legs will be caused to fold against the side of the frame when the latter is in a vertical position and to support the frame from the floor when the latter is in a horizontal position, and coil springs mounted on the frame and the transverse bar to exert a forward pull upon the bar and its connections.

11. In a bed of the character described, the combination of a mattress-carrying frame having a screen mounted on the back thereof, a headboard and a foot-board mounted on the ends of the frame, a Weight secured to the headboard, curved support-lngv Witnesses.

FRANK D. SCOTT. Witnesses:

G. H. STRONG,

CHARLES EDELMAN.

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